“Tre Cime” by Carles Alonso shows Italy’s stunning Dolomite mountains, the United Nations World Heritage site.

Some of the world’s most breathtaking landscapes have been captured in a stunning series of images submitted by everyday people to this prestigious photo contest.

 

“Phenomenal colors of Bali” by Konrad Paruch show the famous rice terrace in Bali.

More than 25,000 photos were entered into the Agora app’s World’s Best Photos of #Landscape2019—and the 50 finalists, chosen by app users, depict some truly jaw-dropping pictures of Mother Earth.

 

This photo by PanVelvet depicts a spectacular sunset over Fenghuang, one of China’s most famous old towns.

The photos were submitted in a bid to be crowned the #Landscape2019Hero and win $1,000 in prize money.

 

“In the thunderstorm” by Dean Nguyen shows lightning over the coral reefs of Hon Yen island, Vietnam.

One photographer from Vietnam pledged to donate part of any prize money to a ferryman whom he captured in his particularly mesmerizing picture:

 

“Tuyen Lam Lake” by Luong Ng Anh Trung shows Tuyen Lam Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Da Lat, Vietnam.

The photographer who snapped this photo of an active volcano in Indonesia described the landscape as “incredibly hostile.”

 

“Vulcan” by JPR Photos shows Mt. Bromo, an Indonesian active volcano that attracts landscape-lovers from all over the world.

“It was incredibly hot: the surrounding ash burned when you touched it. The air was thin and the winds were harsh, so harsh they whipped up dust devils around us. It is simply the most insane landscape I’ve ever been to.”

Equally ‘insane’ was this immense dune photographed in the Namibian desert.

 

‘The Dune’ by Anskar Lenzen shows a massive sand dune in Sossusvlei, Namibia.

After Agora viewers voted for their favorite photos last month, Australian photographer Donald Yip was officially crowned the #Landscape2019 Hero and awarded the prize money for his “Cosmic Clouds” photo of Mt. Bromo at night.

 

“Cosmic Clouds” by Donald Yip shows an eerie shot of Mt. Bromo, an active volcano in East Java, Indonesia.

Check out the 50 beautiful landscape finalists in a cool video, at the Agora website. And join the community to submit your own photos in their ongoing contests…

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‘Autumn in the Dolomites’ by Tom Bridges shows Lago di Braies, a bright blue mountain lake in the heart of the Dolomite mountains in Italy.

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